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CHIPMAKERS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2023
From Taiwan to supply chains: China topics to watch at the G7
Engagement with Beijing is set to loom large at the upcoming summit in Hiroshima, which will be held from May 19 to 21.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2023
Seoul-Tokyo wartime labor deal helps counter Pyongyang, adviser says
Park Cheol-hee, a top South Korean architect of the pact, said the deal can help them share intelligence on North Korea and boost their economic leverage with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2023
Government-funded chip venture aims to restore Japan's glory days
Rapidus is trying to do what experts argued the country should have done decades ago as it began to lose its edge in the semiconductor industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 4, 2023
China's AI industry barely slowed by U.S. chip export rules
The rules restricted shipments of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices chips that have become the global technology industry's standard for developing chatbots and other AI systems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / To safeguard Taiwan,the U.S. must stop undermining its dominance in the semiconductor industry
May 3, 2023
How America should support Taiwan
If the U.S. wants to help safeguard Taiwan, it should stop undermining the island's dominance in the semiconductor industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
May 1, 2023
Fukuoka researcher eager to revive Japan-made semiconductors
The strengthening of research and development ability in Kyushu, once sarcastically called the “silicon island without a brain,” has been touted as a goal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2023
Europe takes tougher stance toward China in boost to U.S. policy
Countries such as Germany and Italy are following the Netherlands’ example and studying export and investment controls adopted by the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2023
Japan to relist South Korea as preferred trade country amid thaw in ties
Japan will restore South Korea's preferential status after it was revoked in 2019 for the purchase of products that could be diverted for military use.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 28, 2023
ASML, Europe’s most valuable tech firm, is at the heart of the U.S.-China chip war
The tech firm practically owns the market for a critical piece of equipment needed to produce the brains of everything that makes modern life possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2023
Japan aims to draw digital nomads and ¥100 trillion in foreign investment
The plan comes as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine have underscored the need to streamline and strengthen supply chains for critical components.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2023
Honda agrees strategic collaboration deal with TSMC
Japanese automakers have struggled to completely shake off the hit from tight global chip and parts supply during the pandemic, though constraints have eased.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2023
Japan to give Rapidus ¥260 billion subsidy for new Hokkaido plant
The government had already announced a subsidy of ¥70 billion to the chipmaker for development purposes, bringing the total amount of government support for Rapidus to ¥330 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2023
Taiwan quietly urges U.S. to calm rhetoric on China chip dangers
In quiet conversations and back-channel warnings, Taiwanese officials have urged their American counterparts to tone down their rhetoric about the dangers of relying on chips made by TSMC.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 20, 2023
Goldman Japan fund joins growing bullish chorus on chip stocks
Chip stocks have gained this year as interest in ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence services has brightened sentiment for high-end semiconductor producers
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2023
Ajinomoto may build new factory for crucial film used in electronic chips
The company may invest more than its planned ¥25 billion if necessary, and will make a decision on any new factory within a few years, its CEO has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2023
Demand rising amid AI frenzy, says chip-testing maker Advantest
A global race to develop powerful computing clusters and next-generation AI-training systems is spurring chipmakers to buy many more of the Tokyo-based company’s testing tools.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2023
G7 top diplomats spotlight unity on China and Russia amid talk of rift
A joint statement was used to emphasize their unity in tackling geopolitical challenges including Chinese assertiveness over Taiwan and the ongoing Ukraine war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2023
Samsung announces cut to memory chip output after worst profit since 2009
Operating profit plunged more than 95% to 600 billion won for the three months ended March, missing the average analyst estimate, while sales also fell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 6, 2023
Japan to bolster support for chipmaker Rapidus in semiconductor push
Domestic production of advanced chips is essential for the country to excel in artificial intelligence and autonomous driving, trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2023
U.S. gets new levers from Japan to curb China’s chip ambitions
Japanese companies control key steps in the semiconductor supply chain, which could be used as potential chokepoints against China.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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